Chapter 405 Pirate Ship
Lin Guozhang didn't expect that his daughter was still alive. When he heard the housekeeper come to report, he was so shocked that the teacup in his hand fell to the ground.
The daughter was sent back by the Princess of Rong'an, but the reason for sending her back was not glorious.
The incident started with Princess Rong'an's mother, Princess Qingyin.
Princess Qingyin discovered some time ago that Prince Consort Song had a mistress. After some tracking and investigation, she found the place where the mistress was hiding, but discovered that the mistress was actually Lin Qianning, the third lady of the Lin family.
Lin Qianning was sentenced to death for treason. She was a serious criminal of the court who should have been killed, but she was hidden outside by her own husband for many years. Princess Qingyin felt ashamed and uneasy at the same time.
Worried that this matter would be discovered and cause trouble for the princess's mansion, he wanted to deal with Lin Qianning quietly.
Naturally, Prince Consort Song had to be protected. For this reason, Princess Qingyin and Prince Consort Song had a huge quarrel, and Princess Qingyin even proposed to divorce her husband.
After telling everything to Lin Guozhang, Lady Rong'an said with great embarrassment, "Please understand my mother. She was just angry for a moment and wanted to kill.
But my father also had his own difficulties. He was drunk and caused Aunt Lin to lose her innocence. He felt very guilty, so he found a way to rescue Aunt Lin and raised her secretly.
My father just wanted to make up for his mistake and did not treat Aunt Lin as a concubine. My mother was angry now and would not listen to my father's explanation.
When he calms down and realizes that he has wronged his father and taken Aunt Lin's life, he will definitely feel extremely regretful.
My father would never forgive my mother, so after discussing it with my brother, we decided to send Aunt Lin back to the Lin family."
Lin Guozhang looked at Rong An deeply.
After learning that the Lin family's fortune had been taken away, he had a heart-to-heart talk with his son, during which his son told him the prince's true life experience.
Therefore, he knew that it was Emperor Feng Zhao who claimed Qian Ning's innocence, but now the Princess of Rong'an said that the man was Prince Consort Song.
He has a good daughter, but she was labeled as his mistress. What does Rong An want to do?
Previously, he and Lan Ting had speculated that Qian Ning and Emperor Feng Zhao must have been set up by the Empress, and that the Rong'an County Lady was now serving the Empress...
Thinking that this might be another conspiracy by the Queen against the Lin family, Lin Guozhang said angrily, "Since it was your father who wanted to clear my daughter's name, why didn't you stand up in the first place?"
In Rong An's view, his anger was a father's resentment towards the man who bullied his daughter.
Then he apologized, "Rong An wants to apologize to Aunt Lin on behalf of my father. When the accident happened, my father and mother had already been engaged.
He was about to marry the princess, but something like that happened when the wedding date was approaching. His father was worried that the royal family would blame him and it would implicate the entire Song family.
I was thinking of waiting until he married my mother, and then getting her consent to bring Aunt Lin into the house, but I didn’t expect Aunt Lin to be deeply in love with Xiao Pei, and even helped him to commit treason..."
After a pause, she bowed to Lin Guozhang, "Rong An knows that saying this now seems like an excuse.
But please forgive me, Father-in-law Lin, for all the times you've tried so hard to save Aunt Lin and risked your life to protect her."
My father has felt guilty for over twenty years, but it was also because he accidentally drank that unclean wine that he lost his mind.
Lin Guozhang looked at her and inexplicably saw the shadow of the queen in her.
The Queen had been a good actress since she was young, and could tell lies easily. She couldn't help but reveal a hint of disgust, but Princess Rong'an lowered her head and didn't notice.
But she also felt that Lin Guozhang's reaction was wrong, and she heard Lin Guozhang's tone very unkind, "If you want to apologize, let Prince Consort Song come here in person. You can't do it for him."
Rong An's expression suddenly changed, "Your request is not excessive, but the fact that Aunt Lin is still alive must not be known to anyone.
In that case, the fact that her father risked his life to save her would no longer be concealed, and Aunt Lin would have to face legal sanctions.
That's why Rong An came here secretly today. If my father came here again at this moment, it would inevitably attract attention."
She sighed softly, her expression bitter, "I'm also dissatisfied with the father-in-law. My father's already frail body has gotten worse these past few days.
In addition to the quarrel with his mother, Rong An was also worried that something might happen to Aunt Lin. He couldn't bear to see his father continue to be distressed, so he made the trip today.
Rong An believes in his father. When he recovers and the time is right, he will personally apologize to you."
"You mean, my Qian Ning can only hide from now on?"
After looking at his daughter who had returned home and was sitting on the chair without saying a word, as if she had lost her soul, Lin Guozhang's eyes were full of pain.
But he quickly concealed his emotions, "The Lin family is the Queen's family, and I am the Queen's father. How can I hide such an important matter as Qian Ning's survival from the Queen? I can't hide it from the Queen.
I will go to the palace later and report this to the Empress. As for your father, he hid my daughter for many years without informing me before. The Lin Mansion will not bear the responsibility for his crime of harboring a criminal."
He secretly bit his back teeth.
The Lin family cannot be accused of harboring a serious criminal of the imperial court.
He didn't know what Rong An's purpose was, but he had to find a way out for Qian Ning being sent back to the Lin Mansion.
The last conversation with the Crown Princess made him more and more certain that Qian Ning was framed for treason. He could no longer let the child, who had suffered for decades and finally returned home, live in hiding.
But in order to save Qian Ning, he had to consult with Lan Ting and Shi Yu and others, and there would definitely be a proper way.
If it really doesn't work, he will risk his reputation and make trouble with the Queen, but he will never get on Rong'an's pirate ship.
Rong An had learned about Lin Guozhang before he came. He was a good man who was filial to his parents and cherished his children.
Especially now that Lin Lanting is the only one left by his side, he will definitely be excited and happy to know that Lin Qianning is alive, and then try every means to conceal the fact that Lin Qianning is alive.
She also thought that maybe at first he would blame his father for his drunken behavior, but in the end he would definitely be grateful for everything his father did for Lin Qianning and cooperate with the Song family.
In this way, their subsequent plans will fall into place smoothly.
The Queen also thinks so.
But the reaction of Lin Guozhang was completely different from what they had expected, and Rong An felt a little uneasy.
Lin Guozhang didn't care what Rong'an was thinking. Seeing that Princess Rong'an wanted to say something, he drove her out in a very unfriendly manner.
Then he took his daughter, who was neither sad nor happy, to Lin Lanting's courtyard, because in the whole mansion, only Lanting's courtyard was the safest and free from outsiders.
He supported his daughter, who was no longer young, and asked her to sit down on the chair. He squatted in front of her with a smile on his face, "Ning'er, do you still remember Daddy?"
The person on the chair didn't react at all, not even moving his eyes.
Tears of burning tears rolled down his face as he smiled. The old father-in-law held his daughter's hand and said, "Ning'er, come home. I am your father."
Still no response.
He looked at Lin Qianning quietly. It seemed that apart from breathing, there was no sign of life in her.
He twisted Lin Qianning's hand slightly, but Lin Qianning didn't even frown. He twisted it again with more force.
Seeing that she had lost all sense of pain, the old father-in-law could no longer hold back and buried his face in his hands, crying in suppressed and painful pain, "Ning'er, don't you feel pain? If you do, stop Daddy...
What sin did I commit to give birth to such an evil creature who harms her loved ones? I should kill her...
Ning'er, tell me what they did to you to make you like this, and what I need to do to make you better..."
The old father-in-law cried for a long time before he wiped his eyes and ordered the secret guards in Lin Lanting's courtyard to inform Lin Lanting about this matter.
When Lin Lanting learned this, he sat up from the bed in shock.
He was about to get up and go back to the house when he was supported by his attendant Shitou. "General, don't worry. Be careful of your injuries."
It was this advice that calmed him down.
When Shi Yu entered the palace, he hurriedly asked someone to invite Wei Qingyan over, told her about the matter, and asked her to notify Shi Yu in time.
He intuitively felt that this matter was directed at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu had the same thought after receiving the news.
So, when he returned to the Prince's Mansion, he and Wei Qingyan disguised themselves as Lin Lanting's guards and followed him to the Lin Mansion.
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